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Ranciéite & Todorokite

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Ranciéite & Todorokite

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Description
Locality: 
El Conjuro Mines, Busquistar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
74.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen with very good rancieite crystals accompanied by todorokite on a goethite matrix from this classic Spanish deposit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ranciéite

Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)Mn4O9·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.40
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Le Rancié Mine, Sem, Vicdessos, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Todorokite

Formula: 
(Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.DK.10
Hardness: 
1.5
Type Locality: 
Todoroki mine, Yoichi, Shiribeshi Province, Hokkaido, Japan

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